Revamping Lags for Polling Service Tied to Flawed Data in 2000
Date: 31 October 2002
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Voter News Service, which provides news media with information about how and why major blocs vote the way they do, may not operate fully on Nov 5, resulting in incomplete picture of electorate's mood and motivation; has not completely refurbished its computer system since providing information in 2000 presidential election that led networks to erroneously declare winner in Florida -- once as Al Gore and later as George W Bush (M)
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BOLDFACE NAMES
Date: 31 October 2002
By James Barron
James Barron
James Barron Boldface Names column discusses network news producer Alexandra Pelosi, who aired clips she gathered while covering George W Bush's 2000 campaign for media intelligentsia; Disney chairman Michael D Eisner foregoes Anaheim Angels victory parade to attend Jewish Home and Hospital gala as honoree; many gather to meet photojournalist Diana Walker, who held signing for new book Public and Private at Orsay restaurant (NYC); animal rights activists come to opening of Chie, fur store by designer Chie Imai; photos (M)
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Many Workers Ignored Anthrax Pill Regimen
Date: 30 October 2002
By Lawrence K. Altman
Lawrence Altman
Federal study finds that most postal, government and news people who were advised to take antibiotic to prevent inhalation anthrax year ago failed to complete full course of therapy; finds no cases of anthrax developed, including among those who took no antibiotics at all; says workers who did not comply with government recommendations cited fear of adverse reactions, perceived low risk of developing anthrax and fear of long-term side effects; health officials say they must improve assessment of individual's risk of developing inhalation anthrax after exposure to spores as way of determining whether they need to take antibiotics prophylactically (M)
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Sports of The Times; What Counts Lies Under The Facade
Date: 31 October 2002
By Selena Roberts
Selena Roberts
Selena Roberts Sports of The Times column contends that fabricated images and air-brushed reputations of NBA players do not fool fans, and only point out ridiculousness of public relations efforts to conceal players' often unsavory behavior from media; photo (M)
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'Girls Club' Makes Swift Exit, Dimming Creator's Golden Aura
Date: 30 October 2002
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Fox television network cancels David E Kelley's program Girls Club after second week of disastrously low ratings; canceling show from Kelley is especially significant because he has contract to develop shows for Fox's affiliated studio 20th Century Fox Television, owned by News Corp; photo (M)
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DRUG MAKER TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR EYE TREATMENT
Date: 31 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc rise 54 percent after company says it will seek Food and Drug Administration approval of ophthalmic treatment for dry eye syndrome; Inspire's drug is called INS365 (S)
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NICOR WILL RESTATE ITS EARNINGS A SECOND TIME
Date: 30 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nicor Inc, holding company for northern Illinois utility, says it will restate earnings for second time since August, reducing net income by as much as $35 million, and pay refunds to customers who were overcharged for natural gas; will correct financial statements since 1999 and pay as much as $15 million in refunds; will also quit joint venture with Dynegy that is under investigation for booking more revenue than it collected (S)
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BAYER SEEKS EXPANDED MEDICAL USE FOR CIPRO IN U.S.
Date: 31 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bayer AG will ask Food and Drug Administration to approve its best-selling antibiotic Cipro to treat complicated urinary tract infections (S)
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SCHERING-PLOUGH TO BUY BACK MARKETING RIGHTS TO DRUG
Date: 31 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Schering-Plough Corp plans to buy back marketing rights to cancer drug Leucomax from Novartis (S)
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TOMMY HILFIGER'S SHARES FALL ON DIMMER PROFIT OUTLOOK
Date: 31 October 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tommy Hilfiger Co's shares fell 20 percent after it says profit this year will fall because of slowing sales and expenses to close stores; says second-quarter net income increased to $61 million from $47.9 million (S)second-quarter profit rose 27 percent on co
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